Social Snapshot – 12.05.2021

May 12, 2021

Another week, another social snapshot! We know sometimes it can be hard to stay up to date with the ever-changing world of social media. We’ve got a round-up for all of the latest happenings on social media. So, sit back, enjoy, and take it all in!

Clubhouse welcome Android Users

After one year of platform developments, Clubhouse finally launches an Android version in limited beta.

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New Instagram caption stickers

Instagram has launched new caption stickers that automatically turn what you say into text, helping to expand the accessibility of Stories content.

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And there’s more from Instagram: new ‘Pronouns’ option

Instagram users can now select up to four pronouns on their profiles with the new ‘Pronouns’ option, added to maximise inclusion.

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LinkedIn shares new B2B insights

LinkedIn has shared new insights on effective B2B marketing campaigns with a new infographic ‘pocket guide’ to help marketers create “less boring” B2B campaigns.

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Twitter makes Audio Spaces available

Users – both iOS and Android – with over 600 followers can now use Audio Space and have live audio conversations on Twitter.

Find out more here.

Latest Posts

Design and disability are so often discussed in terms of basic “accommodation” and “access,” yet my visit to the V&A’s Design and Disability exhibition completely shifted that perspective. Rather than framing disability as an issue to be fixed, the exhibition presents it as a culture, a rich set of identities, and a radical design force shaping practice from the 1940s right up to today.

Lurkers are your biggest audience and they’re deciding in silence. They watch in feeds, sanity-check you in comments, communities and reviews, then repeat whatever proof is easiest to quote internally. That’s why social feels harder, it’s no longer a click machine, it’s an answer surface. Ofcom shows AI summaries are now common in search results, and YouTube remains the UK’s biggest social utility by reach and time spent. If your story is inconsistent, your evidence is scattered, or your customer proof is buried, lurkers can’t do the job of trusting you for you.

Pinterest has rolled out a brand-new Media Planner inside its advertising tools, and it’s designed to make planning and managing Pin campaigns a whole lot simpler. In short? It gives you a clearer view of what you’re running, who you’re targeting, and what results you can expect…